Title :
Exact BER of transmitter antenna selection/receiver-MRC over spatially correlated Nakagami-fading channels
Author :
Wang, Bao-Yun ; Zheng, Wei Xing
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Commun. & Inf. Eng., Nanjing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun.
Abstract :
Recently, a combined transmitter antenna selection/receiver-maximal-ratio-combining (TAS/MRC) scheme has been proposed to reduce the complexity of system and retain the diversity advantage. In this paper, we investigate the performance of the TAS/MRC scheme over correlated Nakagami fading channels. The characteristics function method is used to derive an exact bit-error rate expression, in which only very simple functions are included. Two special cases are discussed. The theoretical findings are supported by computer simulations
Keywords :
Nakagami channels; antennas; diversity reception; error statistics; receivers; transmitters; bit error rate; characteristics function method; computer simulations; maximal-ratio-combining scheme; spatially correlated Nakagami-fading channels; transmitter antenna selection/receiver-MRC; Bit error rate; Educational institutions; Fading; Hardware; MIMO; Nakagami distribution; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Island of Kos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9389-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1692849
